America’s biodiverse meadows of days gone by slowly gave way to French- and English-style turfgrass lawns. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed grass lawn had become a symbol of wealth. The ...

White clover seed can be planted in fall or in early spring. You will do well to have a university soil test done beforehand because clover is very sensitive to soil acidity and to low levels of ...

Friedman said white clover used to be mixed in lawn seed when she was little, before it was considered a weed and pesticides skyrocketed. “We had clouds of butterflies everywhere,” Friedman said.

Clover came to be looked down on as a weed, something that marred a lawn’s uniformity and put children at risk by attracting bees. Now, however, interest is growing in more natural lawn care.

Clover lawns are gaining popularity for their resilience and low maintenance requirements. Find out everything you need to know about how to plant a clover lawn!

You can mow clover — the more it’s cut, the smaller the leaf size — or simply let it grow, as it only grows 4-6 inches tall and doesn’t get unwieldy, making it an ideal lawn alternative or ...

Here’s something you probably don’t want to hear: Clover is good for your lawn. Clover was even considered a desirable component of commercial turf seed blends in the mid-20th century.

Teresa Watkins Close-up of clover at Harry P Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida We've traditionally been taught to keep pesky clovers off our lawns. Now, more and more people are making a case for ...

A. Try over-seeding now with low-growing white “Dutch” clover (Trifolium repens) seed as a thickener to your existing high-traffic grass. Rake the tiny seeds into the soil at the rate of 6 ...

Benefits of a clover lawn There are many benefits to a clover lawn, according to CloverLawn.org . For starters, it takes nitrogen from the air and puts it into the ground as absorbable fertilizer.

Miniclover, considered the top turf alternative for lawns, is a perennial that grows to be about 4 inches tall — about half the size of the White Dutch Clover common in lawns you’ve seen for ...

As we stare down the calendar straight into lawn mowing season, we can't help but wonder if there's a more environmentally friendly and low-maintenance option. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.